The Hope pioneer., 1887-01-14
DAKOTA LEGIsLArURE.,

DAKOTA LEGISLATURES.
both Houses Organized and the GOV.
ernor's Message Resd.
BISMARCK, Jan. 1.-THE Legislature partly
organized yesterday. In tho council G.. A.
Mathews, Of Brookings was elected president;
I. "A. Kingsbury, Of WATERFOWL, secretary; w.
B. Troy, Of Wahpcton, sergeant t-at-arms; as.
sistant clerk, Robert e Rallow, Jamestown,
enrolling clerk, c. W. Starting, Aberdeen; en-
crossing clerk, o. A. Southmayd, Burleigl
county; chaplain, Rev. Ben Ham, Bismarck;
doorkeeper, N. w. Spaulding; Grand Forks.
The fight in the house die not close until Z
o'clock, when Crosse, Of Hyde county, was
elected speaker. Williams had Is votes pledged
last night, and it was thought that he would
secure the other two necessary for elelection,
this morning, but the farmer members were
opposed to accepting any one for the Office
who is not engaged in farming, and on the
third ballot in the house majority Of all votes
went to Crosse. The house then adjourned
without electing a chief clerk or other officers.
The farmer melnbers are determined to secure
legislation favoring their interests, and all
other questions are made secondary consdera-
tions. The feeling in the council is not as rad
ical on this point and clash between the
houses would not be surprising.
Tho house completed organization this morn.
ing BY the election w. q. Eaken, Of Gaya,
chief clerk; J. G. Hamilton, of Grand Forks,
assistant Speaker Crosse is giving satisfac-
ton and 1t il believed that he will be fair with
all classes. In tho council committee on
rules was appointed, but nothing Of import
ance has thus far transpired. The important
committees in the house have not been arrsng-
cd and there is scramble for the chairlnan-
ships OF the committees on appropriations ju-
dietary, railroads and grain aud warehouses.
The council and house met in joint session
this afternoon to listen to Gov. Pierce's lnes-
sage and to few remarks from the incoming
executive. This evening Gov. Church will be
rendered reception by Gov. Pierce and the
other territorial officers, aud the affair prom
tses to be brilliant social SUCCESS.
The last member to arrive was Mr. Schmidt,
OF the house, who comes frem Hutchinson
county, and arrived to-day in time to interrupt
the vote on the organization Of the house in
which he had not been consulted.
No bills have yet been introduced.
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The report OF the superintendent Of public
instruction makes splendid showing for the
territory. We give few of the facts present.
ed. Dakota employs about double tho number
OF teachers employed in Arkansas, about five
times as many as Colorado, nearly double the
number employed in Connecticut, about ten
times a. many as Delaware, moro than six
times as many az Florida, four times as many
as Louisiana, nearly double as many as the
state OF Maryland, over half as many as the
state OF Massachusetts,, fve-sixths as many as
Minnesota, twenty times as many as the state
OF Nevada, nearly double New Hampshire and
New jersey, four times as many as Oregon and
Rhode Island, nearly double South Carolina,
LOCO more than Vermont, 500 more than West
Virginia, and 200 more than all the territories,
including Indian Territory and the District Of
Columbia. The value Of permanent school
property in Dakota is but ten thousand less
than three million dollars. It has increased
from less then forty thousand in 1877. There
were in June last l0s,SS2 children between
seven and twOnty years of age in the territory.
1n the year 1855 there were 81, 563, Showing an
increase Of $3.50 in one year. The incaease
is 5,755 greater during this year than for the
year proceeding it. There were S2,SoG pupils
who attended school during the year ending
JuneS0, 1885. The percentage of average at
tendance OF those enrolled is sc, a gain Of
per cent over tue preceding year. There is
gain in this Que year Of 01O teachers, making
total Of 6,O55 In the territory. The number
Of schools In the territory has run up to 1906
from S,272 the year before, at which time Da-
kota led Arkansas, Delaware, Nevada, Califor-
MIA, Florida, New Hampshire, Colorado. Louis
lana, Georgia, Connecticut Maryland, Rhode
Island and Vermont in the total number Of
schools maintained. The superintendent says:
As a matter Of comparison, we note tICali-
fornla Is state having magnificent school
fund, and Is provided with probably the best
school system in the world. But the state en-
ploycd but 4, 702 teachers in 1Ss4-the latest re-
port at hand-while Dakota employed 5,O55
teachers during last year. California had
s,262 schools in operation during tho year re-
ported, being about 700 loss than is shown for
Dakota in this report. Dakota paid out during
the past year over s691, 900 for teachers wages
an amount greater than the entire expenditure
for school purposes in several OF the states of
the Uni0n.-Pioneer Press.
The Northern Pacific eLgine sM5ps, Jack
smith shops, tool house and stationary engine
were burned at Fargo last Friday, together
with five locomotives under repair, three nearly
ready to be put on the track again. Tho fire
seems 10 have caught near the tool room and
was already up to the roof when discovered,
although workmen left the shop less than half
an hour before. The roof was SO dry that the
building rapidly burned, notwithstanding the
efforts TO check the flames. The hose for ex-
tinguisling fires and the fire pump were near
where the confagration started, and the flames